Moldovan Railways: EOI for feasibility study on restructuring project
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development launched the Invitation for Expressions of Interest for a feasibility study on Moldovan Railways […]
Policy
Dubai outlines 2016 transport budget
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has approved a budget of Dhs7.6 billion (USD 2.06 billion) for 2016. Thirty-seven per […]
UK’s franchising faces declining competition – says a new report
UK’s Public Accounts Committee says, in a new report on the rail franchising programme, that is particularly concerned about the […]
India: Bhopal and Indore to have metro systems soon
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that Bhopal and Indore will have metro systems by 2018. The metros will have […]
Bombardier closes sale transaction with CDPQ
Bombardier closed the previously-announced acquisition by CDPQ of a USD 1.5 billion convertible share investment in Bombardier Transportation’s newly-created holding […]
Alstom increased its stake in Kazakh EKZ to 50%
Alstom and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) closed the deal of Alstom’s acquisition of an additional 25% in the EKZ joint […]
Tehran-Mashhad electrification launched
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani officially launched the electrification of Tehran-Mashhad railway. The USD 2 billion involves the electrification of 926 […]
Bombardier and Bozankaya to jointly bid for TCDD high-speed trains
Bombardier and Turkey’s rolling stock manufacturer Bozankaya signed a MoU and agreed a joint tender to produce 80 high-speed trains […]
USD 125 million for Orange County’s tramway system
President Barack Obama included, in his budget for next fiscal year, USD 125 million for the Orange County’s Streetcar project. […]
Consultation for Swindon – Westbury rail plan launched
The UK government is consulting on designating the 51.5 km route between Swindon and Westbury — known as the TransWilts […]